Kuwait Summons Iranian Ambassador Over Judiciary Interference
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kuwait summoned Iran's ambassador, Mohammad Toutounchi, and delivered a formal note of protest following a public statement issued by the Iranian embassy.
The diplomatic friction was triggered after the Iranian embassy criticized a ruling by the Kuwaiti Criminal Court on October 26, 2026, which sentenced three individuals - including an Iranian national - to death for spying on behalf of Iran, collaborating with Lebanon's Hezbollah, and plotting to assassinate senior officials, including First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Fahad Yousef Saud Al Sabah. The Iranian embassy rejected the allegations, stating that the citizen in question had not resided in Kuwait for a decade.
In response, Kuwaiti Deputy Foreign Minister Hamad Al-Mashaan condemned the embassy's remarks as "blatant interference in the internal affairs of the state of Kuwait" and an infringement on its sovereignty and judicial independence. Kuwait demanded that Tehran strictly uphold international law, the United Nations Charter, the principles of good neighborliness, and the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. The incident unfolds against a backdrop of elevated regional tensions across the Persian Gulf, marked by heightened security measures and scrutiny of alleged Iranian-linked espionage networks.
In response, Kuwaiti Deputy Foreign Minister Hamad Al-Mashaan condemned the embassy's remarks as "blatant interference in the internal affairs of the state of Kuwait" and an infringement on its sovereignty and judicial independence. Kuwait demanded that Tehran strictly uphold international law, the United Nations Charter, the principles of good neighborliness, and the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. The incident unfolds against a backdrop of elevated regional tensions across the Persian Gulf, marked by heightened security measures and scrutiny of alleged Iranian-linked espionage networks.